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Study: Tall trees and shade boost bat diversity on Africa’s cocoa farms

news.mongabay.com Study: Tall trees and shade boost bat diversity on Africa’s cocoa farms

Insect-eating bats that prey on pests in cocoa farms prefer farms that retain large, old-growth trees that shade the plantations. Researchers aiming to find a “sweet spot” in agroforestry systems that supports maximum biodiversity surveyed bat diversity on 28 cocoa farms in south central Cameroon. T...

Study: Tall trees and shade boost bat diversity on Africa’s cocoa farms
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  • I wish they liked the trees near me a little more. They keep roosting on the screen for the attic ventilation, which is neat until they start pooping and dying up there.